Assessing environmental burdens of sugar beet production in East Azerbaijan province of I. R. Iran based on farms size levels
Journal Title: International Journal of Farming and Allied Sciences - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 5
Abstract
This study assessed the environmental impacts of sugar beet production in East Azerbaijan province of I. R. Iran in terms of a life cycle assessment with considering three farms size level. Moreover, this work gathered comprehensive data for sugar beet production that can be used in subsequent LCA studies. Eleven impact categories using CML 2 baseline method and three impact categories using USEtox method were assessed in order to identify the main hotspots and characterize of the production process. The results of this study revealed that there was no significant difference between Large farms (LFs) and small farms (SFs) from pollutant contribution point of view; while the medium farms (MFs) had the lowest share in the both of the methods impact categories. Machinery and electricity recognized as the main hotspot in the production period. Furthermore, Biocide and nitrogen were the other important hotspots. This study suggested that reduction or substitution of machinery, electricity, biocide and nitrogen applying in production process should be considered in future studies.
Authors and Affiliations
Farshad Soheili-Fard, Hamed Kouchaki-Penchah
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